The rise of country music legend Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) begins with his days as a boy growing up on the family farm, where he struggles under the scorn of his father (Robert Patrick). As the years pass, Cash ends up in Memphis, Tenn., with his wife, Vivian (Ginnifer Goodwin), and breaks into the music … Read more
“I wake up every day, right here, right in Punxsutawney, and it’s always February 2nd, and there’s nothing I can do about it.” We got you, babe. There’s no better way to mark Groundhog Day (Thursday, February 2) than with a big-screen viewing of this quirky, oddball sci-fi comedy than with a 30th Anniversary screening … Read more
“I don’t ever remember feeling this awake…” Meek housewife Thelma (Geena Davis) joins her friend Louise (Susan Sarandon), an independent waitress, on a short fishing trip. However, their trip becomes a flight from the law when Louise shoots and kills a man who tries to rape Thelma at a bar. Louise decides to flee to … Read more
There is light and beauty, even in the darkest of worlds. Winner of Spain’s Goya Award for Best Animated Feature (where the director separately won Best Animated Short Film in the same year), Alberto Vázquez‘s debut feature is a darkly comic, mind-bending fantasy based on his own graphic novel and award-winning short film. Birdboy: The … Read more
The Fourth Annual International Vancouver Badass Film Festival is coming February 23-25, with events and screenings at The Rio Theatre on February 24th and 25th. Saturday, Feb 24 Doors 3:30pm 4pm: Canadian Badass Short Film Block 5:15pm: She Who Must Burn (Canada) presented by legendary indie Director Larry Kent with Q & A to follow. Never before screened … Read more
Come see folks who wrote jokes for Netflix‘s latest season of Mystery Science Theater 3000 provide live, hilarious commentary for some early-90s sci-fi with Joel Schumacher‘s FLATLINERS. Let The Gentlemen Hecklers provide you with their unique brand of live, hilarious commentary – for the best cheesy movies! Eric Fell, Patrick Maliha, and Shaun Stewart are … Read more
From the directors of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE comes the true story of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs – which became the most watched televised sports event of all time. Golden Globe nominees Emma Stone and Steve Carell shine as, two legends trapped in one of the biggest news stories … Read more
Warm, winning, and gloriously alive, Sean Baker’s (TANGERINE) THE FLORIDA PROJECT is a deeply moving and unforgettably poignant look at childhood. Set on a stretch of highway just outside the imagined utopia of Disney World, THE FLORIDA PROJECT follows six-year-old Moonee (newcomer Brooklynn Prince, in a stunning breakout turn) and her rebellious mother Halley (Bria … Read more
“Do you like Huey Lewis and The News?” The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on November 29 with AMERICAN PSYCHO, a biting black comedy that examines the elements that make a man a misogynist monster – perhaps buckling under the pressure of the Holiday season – which makes it a perfectly fitting … Read more
LOVE, ACTUALLY: The best or worst Christmas movie of all time? Every year, Pop This! co-hosts Lisa Christiansen and Andrea Warner fight about the THE HOLIDAY vs. LOVE, ACTUALLY. For the fifth annual argument, we’re keeping the focus on LOVE, ACTUALLY and taking our fight to the Rio Theatre. With special guests comedian and author … Read more
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